Pentagon Conducting ‘Brass-Tack’ Review of AUKUS, Nominee Says

Trump's Pentagon nominee flags possible 'commonsense' AUKUS changes

The AUKUS submarine pact may need "commonsense" action from both Australia and the US to make it more "sustainable", according to Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific.

Pentagon nominee says review continuing on AUKUS submarine project

WASHINGTON - The nominee to be the Pentagon's senior official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday the U.S. Defense Department was continuing to conduct a review of the AUKUS project to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pentagon Conducting ‘Brass-Tack’ Review of AUKUS, Nominee Says

A Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact between the US, Australia and the UK is a “brass-tack” evaluation of its affordability and whether the agreement fits with President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy priorities, a Defense Department nominee said.